Sunday, February 27, 2011

And The King Reigns... at the Oscars!!

Well, well, well-- the Oscars were quite a deal tonight! I didn't even eat dinner until after Best Picture was announced.

It was a pretty gratifying night.

(This is gonna be a short post, I'm sorry. I'll do a longer Oscar post with my very own commentary tomorrow, hopefully, after my Making-Of post {yay!})

And Anne Hathaway kept changing dresses, which was seriously amusing. After every single commercial break, the camera would come back to her and James Franco (who were hosting this year), and she would have a totally different dress on each time. She makes me laugh.

I didn't realize how funny James Franco was until tonight. For such a hilarious guy, he gets some pretty intense roles! (127 Hours, and The Great Raid, for two.)

Did anybody else watch the Oscars tonight? How'd you feel about the fact that an animated film made it into the list of Best Picture Nominees?? I don't know- I know it's happened- last year with UP, and a while back with Beauty and the Beast-- it seemed strange to me anyhow.

Moving on....

Here's a quick list of the major categories/winners:

Best Picture of the Year:

The King's Speech

(very gratifying... *claps loudly*)

Best Actor in a Leading Role:

Colin Firth (The King's Speech)

Best Actress in a Leading Role:

Natalie Portman(Black Swan)

Best Director:

Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)

Best Original Song:

Toy Story 3 (We Belong Together by Randy Newman)

Best Achievement in Costume Design:

Alice in Wonderland

Best Original Score:

The Social Network

Best Supporting Actor:

Christian Bale (The Fighter)

Best Supporting Actress:

Melissa Leo(The Fighter)

Best Cinematography:

Inception

..... I think I might put a more thorough list in the sidebar later, now that I think about it.

Anyway.. there's a short Oscar synopsis for you! Did anybody else watch? What did you think??

Regarding the Steward of the Castle:

T.D., short for The Director, is a college freshman who feels five years old some days and twenty-five on others. She tries to love the Lord with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength but she is but a lowly mortal who gets distracted by pretty lights and shiny objects. She loves writing, making music, sharing the things God is doing in her life, and getting to know people. Unfortunately she's rather long-winded but she tries to make it worth your time.
She's plagued by delusions of grandeur and wants to be a filmmaker, screenwriter, missionary, teacher, musician, semi-famous-youtuber, and travel the world and live in a cozy apartment above a music store in the city. Preferably all at once.